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Worshipers hold Friday prayer in Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City November 3, 2023

Hamas's failure to exploit Ramadan for terror is a win for Israel, worshippers

By JPOST EDITORIAL

A drone view shows the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount, at sunrise on the last Friday of Ramadan, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2024.

Police arrest eight for chants supporting Hamas on Temple Mount

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups watch a televised speech by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, ahead of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day, in Baghdad, Iraq, April 3, 2024.

Israel will pay a 'heavy price' for strikes, Iranian president says

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Recruiting for the Palestinian struggle: "The Jews want to take over Al-Aqsa."

Ramadan powder keg: The Temple Mount in the eye of the storm

By Prof. Yitzhak Reiter

Benjamin Netanyahu, Itamar Ben Gabir in the Knesset

Netanyahu rejecting Ben-Gvir's Ramadan demand signals a return to sanity

By Ehud Yatom

Muslim worshippers take part in the evening 'Tarawih' prayers during of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in front of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City March 10, 2024.

First night of Ramadan marred by crowding, scuffle in Jerusalem

TENS OF thousands of Muslim worshipers pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Ramadan, in Jerusalem’s Old City, April 2023.

Is the media about to ignite World War III?

Palestinians demonstrate at Al-Aqsa Mosque as Palestinian Muslims attend Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 7, 2023.

Why Ramadan at al-Aqsa is an annual flashpoint of violence

By SIMCHA PASKO/THE MEDIA LINE

The Temple Mount, and al-Aqsa Mosque, seen behind a fence of barbed wire, Jerusalem, February 2024

Netanyahu, police wait until last minute for Ramadan Temple Mount decision

By SHLOMI HELLER

Israeli police officers during clashes outside the Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem's Old City on April 17, 2022.

US presses Israel on Temple Mount worship, Hamas calls for Al-Aqsa march

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, speaks in a pre-recorded message shown on a screen during a press event for Al Quds International Institution in Beirut, Lebanon February 28, 2024.

Hamas chief Haniyeh calls on Arabs to storm al-Aqsa on Ramadan

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A Palestinian man prays as Israeli police gather during clashes at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount. May 7, 2021.

Keep al-Aqsa Mosque out. One battlefield in Gaza is more than enough - opinion

By Elias Zananiri/The Media Line

WAVING HAMAS flags after Ramadan prayers on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, April 22. Occupationalists seems to side with Hamas and not with peaceful Muslim worshipers.

'Explosion coming': Hamas warns against Ramadan restrictions on Temple Mount

Palestinian Muslims attend Friday prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, on October 6, 2023.

Al-Aqsa tensions are a political, not a security issue - expert

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan addresses the United Nations Security Council as the Council meets to discuss the issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., February 20, 2023.

Israel’s UN envoy: Hamas attacked al-Aqsa Mosque, Iron Dome came to defense

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Israeli police officers clash with arabs in East Jerusalem on April 23, 2021

Prayers, protests and clashes in Jerusalem and West Bank as Gaza war rages

By REUTERS

Palestinian Muslims attend Friday prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, on October 6, 2023.

Hamas has perverted Islam for their sacrilegious, blasphemous actions - opinion

By YAKOV NAGEN

Palestinians use a large explosive device during clashes with Israeli forces near the border between Israel-Gaza, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. September 27, 2023.

Gaza riots to renew in response to increased Jewish Temple Mount visits